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31 You of this generation,
    behold the word of the Lord!
Have I been a desert for Israel
    or a land of darkness?
Why then do my people say,
    “We have broken away;
    we will come to you no more”?
32 Does a girl forget her jewelry
    or a bride her sash?
Yet for days beyond number
    my people have forgotten me.
33 How well you direct your course
    in the pursuit of love.
Even wanton women have profited
    from their observance of your ways.

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31 “You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:

“Have I been a desert to Israel
    or a land of great darkness?(A)
Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam;
    we will come to you no more’?(B)
32 Does a young woman forget her jewelry,
    a bride her wedding ornaments?
Yet my people have forgotten(C) me,
    days without number.
33 How skilled you are at pursuing(D) love!
    Even the worst of women can learn from your ways.

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